Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A panel of Japanese experts is advising Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to focus on national security in Tokyo's maritime or ocean policy, following the launch of North Korean missiles and Chinese incursions into Japan's territorial waters in 2017.
The panel that authored Japan's five-year "Basic Plan on Ocean Policy" is recommending Japan allocate more funds toward security than resource development, Jiji Press reported Monday.